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Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) — Content Guide for Parents

By Elizabeth EnrightBantam Doubleday Dell Books1987ISBN 9780440913139136 pages
Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book)

Found in this book

  • ViolenceBrief
  • Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles

Not found

  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it magical enough to help her pig, Timmy, win a blue ribbon on Fair Day?

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    In a story an older woman tells about her childhood, she is stopped and robbed on a dark road while walking home. A brother tells his sister that threshing is not for girls and that she belongs at home, and she gets angry and runs off for the day.

  • Does Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) have violence?

    Found (Brief): In a story an older woman tells about her childhood, she is stopped and robbed on a dark road while walking home.

  • Does Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) have gender roles?

    Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): A brother tells his sister that threshing is not for girls and that she belongs at home, and she gets angry and runs off for the day.

  • Does Thimble Summer (A Newbery Medal Book) have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.